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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's lawsuit followed a probe into the extent pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like OptumRx had engaged in pricing practices that resulted in the state overpaying for drugs for people covered by state health programs.

A man from Malaysia carrying a human embryo in a specialised nitrogen-packed canister was arrested on Friday, blowing the lid off a racket involving smuggling of frozen embryos into the country by an infertility clinic.

Seniors are valued members of the family and community. As they age, they want to feel that their relevance increases. In senior living, wellness is as important as sick care, connection is as important as connectivity, and human dignity is as key as functional mobility.

Without going into the rights or wrongs of severe infighting in the IPS cadre of the state over hierarchy and favouritism, which landed in the Punjab and Haryana high court, there has been not much change in the things, including the approach of the government.

The raids were conducted following an alert by the Delhi drug controller office. The drug controller officer, Rajasthan will continue to conduct more raids in the state, said the drug controller office, health department.

The condition of Parrikar, diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in February last year and in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York since then, had turned "extremely critical" on Sunday, the Chief Minister's Office tweeted earlier in the day.

Experts say nicotine - a chief constituent of ENDS - is addictive and may lead to cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, adverse effects on the immune and gastrointestinal systems, risk of miscarriage in pregnant women etc. In August, the health ministry had issued an advisory to states asking them to ban sale, manufacturing, distribution, import and advertisement of ENDS. 12 states in India have banned the sale of e-cigarettes.